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G. E. BLAYLOCK. TIRE TREAD STRIPFEH. APPLICATION man man. ma.

Patpnted Nov. 4, 1919.

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TIRE TREAD STRIPPER.

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Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed August 28, 1918. Serial No. 251,880.

Be it known that I, Grrrono E. BLAYnooK, a citizeri of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have inuseful Improvethe following is a specification. V 1

The machine or appliance which is the the present vapplication for patent is designed or stripping or re? moving the rubber tread from tire casings, and its object is to provide-a simple and eflicient means whereby thisoperatlon may be readily eflected. V

With the. object stated in view, the invention consists in a novel combination and v to be hereinafter de scribed and claimed; and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings form ing a part ,ofthis speclfication.

The preferred embodiment of the invention hasbeen disclosed, but it will be understood that various changes and modifications in thestructural details may be made with out a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed hereinafter.

' In the drawings, Figure l'is an elevation of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a. plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a winding drum and a clutch mechanism associated therewith;

Fig. 4. is a section on the line 1-4 of Fig, 3; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 denotes the top of a work bench supported on legs 10 and of such length as to provide a support for the tire casing to be operated on. On one end of the bench top is mounted a holder which may be an ordinary vise 11, or any other suitable gripping appliance. From the opposite end of the bench top rise standards 12 which carry bearings 13 supporting a transverse shaft tened a gripping device in the form of a pair of tongs 19. One end of the drum 17 has a clutch member 19 which is o osite acoiiperating clutch member 20, wine latter is fast on'the shaft 14 and is also slidable thereon so that it may be engaged with the clutch member 19 'orbe disengaged therefrom. When the clutch members are engaged and the shaft 14 is inmotion, the drum 17 is rotated, and when the clutch members are disengaged, the drum remains stationary,

The clutch member 20 is controlled by .a rock'shaft 21 extending throughout substantially the entire len h of the bench top 10 on one side thereo and supported in bearings 22 on the bottom of the latter. The rock shaft 21 has a rocker arm22' which is connected by alink 23 toone end ofa clutch shifter lever 24 pivoted at its other end, as shown at 25, to a suitable bracket 26 carried by one of the standards 12. The

shifter lever 24 is operatively connected intermediate its ends to the clutch member 20 in the ordinary manner. At suitable in tervals, the rockshaft 21 is provided with actuating handles 27.

To rcvent the hauling line 18 from unwinding-from the drum 17 when the clutch member 20 is disenga ed,'the drum is fitted with a ratchet 28 w ich is en aged by a pawl 29 pivoted at 30 to one o the standards 12. A spring 31 connected to the pawl 29 yieldingly holds the same in engagement with the ratchet 28.

To the pawl 29 is connected a trip line 32 passing over a guide pulley 33 on the adjacent standard 12, from which guide pulley, the line passes to the forward end of the bench top 10. where it is connected to an operating lever 34 pivoted at 35 to a standard 36 rising from this end of the bench top. This standard also carries a guide sector 37 for the lever 34.

In operation, the tire casing shown dotted at Cin Fig. 1. is cut through transversely, and one end is placed in the vise 11, Enough of the tread is' then loosened from the fabric so that the tongs 19 may be engaged with the end of the trend as shown in Fig. l. The clutch member 20 is now engaged with the clutch member 19, where upon the drum 17 is set in motion and the line 18 is wound thereon. which draws th tongs 19 tow'ard the rear end of the bench top 10, and as the tongs are gripping the forennc prevents the same. from turning turned, the latter is stripped ofithe fabric of the tire easin in an obvious manner. The operator stain .atthe edge of the work bench Where the handles 27 are located and follows the'tongs as they travel along the bench top, so that if the tread should start to stick to the fabric, he can at once stop the drum and bring the 'tongs to a rest. After loosening the sticking tread from the fabric by means of a suitablehand tool, the drum is again started to resume the strippin operation. The machine is thereer complete control of the operator and the stripping operation can be carried out without danger of injury to the fabric by any portion of the tread sticking thereto. When the drum is thrown out of gear as hereinbefore described, the pawl 29 backward,

mg thestripping operatmn is completedithe, pawl will be. releasedto allow' thetline 18 to be unwound. for brine 'ng the tongs 19 to the front end of the wor bench grass the tread ofthe next casing to be on I r .L' An apphenceof the described,

comprising a longitudinal support, ,1 holder positioned at one end of t e support, a, gripper movable along the support toward and from the holder, clptch controlled means for o erating the gripper, and a clutch-control ing mea positioned on one side of the support d extending in the direction of the length thereof.

An appliance of the; kind described, eomprisin g alongitudinal support, a holder positioned at one end of the support, a winding drum supported at the other endof the support, clutch-controlled means fOIOPBI'fl-ting the drum, ;e hauling 'line'connectedto the drum, n gr'gper earriedbf the haulin line, a, rock she t extending engthwise o the sup ort on one side thereof and having a plum ity of 'aicttiatihgmeanerand econnection between the-'rock shaft and the clutch for controlling the letter.

Intestimony whereof I *aifix my signature in the presenceoft voxritnesses.

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